diff --git a/src/btop_tools.cpp b/src/btop_tools.cpp
index 23ea8ae..e9bfc2c 100644
--- a/src/btop_tools.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_tools.cpp
@@ -144,15 +144,17 @@ namespace Fx {
 	string uncolor(const string& s) {
 		string out = s;
 		for (size_t offset = 0, start_pos = 0, end_pos = 0;;) {
-			start_pos = out.find('\x1b', offset);
+			start_pos = (offset == 0) ? out.find('\x1b') : offset;
 			if (start_pos == string::npos)
 				break;
 			offset = start_pos + 1;
 			end_pos = out.find('m', offset);
 			if (end_pos == string::npos)
 				break;
-			else if (auto next_pos = out.find('\x1b', offset); not isdigit(out[end_pos - 1]) or end_pos > next_pos)
-			 	continue;
+			else if (auto next_pos = out.find('\x1b', offset); not isdigit(out[end_pos - 1]) or end_pos > next_pos) {
+			 	offset = next_pos;
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			out.erase(start_pos, (end_pos - start_pos)+1);
 			offset = 0;